France
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November 23, 2022
Descartes makes key hire as parametric interest grows
Louis Bollaert has joined fast-growing, Paris-based and parametric-focused managing general agent (MGA) Descartes Underwriting as chief revenue officer to expand…
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November 23, 2022
European insurance M&A falls in Q3 but remains at yearly high
The number of insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A) dropped to 76 in the third quarter from 78 in the same…
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November 17, 2022
European corporate resilience will be tested by energy prices and borrowing costs: ECB
Following the sharp recovery and high profits seen during the past year, euro area corporates now face stagnating activity and…
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November 9, 2022
Strategic Risk Solutions opens Paris office
Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has expanded its European network with the opening of an office in Paris. France is looking…
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November 3, 2022
French insurers significantly increase green investments
French insurers are following up promises to support the green transition with a significant increase in the level of green…
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October 31, 2022
Closing the cyber protection gap
Q: Who is affected by cyber risk? Laetitia Fouquet (LF): Cyber risk is, of course, linked with our increasing digitalisation.…
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October 31, 2022
Companies must ‘walk the talk’ as modern slavery risk escalates, warns Verisk Maplecroft
A quarter of countries have recorded a significant increase in modern slavery risk since the launch of a key tracker…
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October 25, 2022
Amrae warns of further market hardening as reinsurance pressure mounts
French insurance buyers will face renewed pressure at coming renewals across many lines in the form of higher rates, lower…
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October 25, 2022
Credit Suisse to pay €238m to settle French tax fraud investigation
Credit Suisse has agreed to pay €238m to the French government to settle tax fraud allegations. The Swiss bank will…
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October 25, 2022
China, US and India have greatest insurance potential, finds Mapfre Economics
China, the US and India once again lead the ranking of the countries with the greatest insurance potential in both…
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October 24, 2022
Aon finds just a third of business leaders feel prepared to cope with recession
A new survey by Aon has found that 79% of c-suite leaders and senior executives polled expect a recession but…
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October 19, 2022
Everest Insurance expands into France and Germany
Everest Insurance has further expanded into the European market with the opening and regulatory approval of two new branches in…
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October 13, 2022
UK issues new guidelines on cyber supply chain risks
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, the UK’s central intelligence and security organisation, has issued new cybersecurity…
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October 10, 2022
Air France and Airbus stand trial for involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash
A trial is due to open in Paris today against Air France and Airbus on charges of involuntary manslaughter, after…
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October 7, 2022
Environmental legacy pollution insurance plays key role in real estate transactions, MX survey finds
Environmental legacy pollution poses a key concern in real estate transactions but environmental legacy insurance has an important role in…
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October 6, 2022
Concern grows that cyber won’t remain insurable risk
Cyber remains the big risk that keeps French risk and insurance managers awake at night, but there are growing fears…
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October 6, 2022
SCOR likely to push harder into specialty lines as AM Best shifts outlook to negative
If any European risk managers are still wondering why the leading global reinsurers have spent the last few renewals shifting…
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October 5, 2022
Howden adds marine broker to French operations
International insurance broker Howden has acquired the last remaining independent marine broker in France, Seasecure Group, as it continuous European…
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October 3, 2022
Brussels-based nuclear mutual assigned stable outlook amid energy crisis
AM Best has affirmed the European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance’s (Emani) financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and its…
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September 28, 2022
AM Best affirms CCR Re’s ratings following majority sale announcement
Credit ratings agency AM Best has held the financial strength rating of CCR Re at A following the announcement that…